FAMOUS NAMES BACK PETITION FOR CHANGE TO COSMETIC SURGERY LAW

Famous names have backed a parliamentary petition led by surgeon to the stars Dr Rosh that calls for new legislation to restrict non-surgical aesthetic procedures to qualified medical doctors.

Supported by figures including entrepreneur and political adviser Sacha Lord, Love Island's Grace Jackson, and model Emily Miller, the petition aims to tackle the growing risks posed by unregulated cosmetic treatments.

Dr Rosh, full name Dr Roshan Ravindran, said, "The aesthetics industry in the UK urgently needs regulation to protect patients and raise safety standards."

The new petition calls for legislation restricting non-surgical procedures like Botox, fillers, fat-dissolving injections and liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) to qualified medical doctors only.

If it gains 100,000 signatures, it will force a parliamentary debate, putting pressure on the government to come forward with legislation to tackle the issue, which has been in the news due to recent tragic cases.

These include Alice Webb, a 33-year-old mother of five from Gloucestershire, who passed away following a non-surgical Brazilian butt lift.

Her family have backed the Save Face campaign calling for the enactment of 'Alice's Law' proposing similar legislation making it illegal for anyone other than a plastic surgeon registered with the General Medical Council to perform procedures such as the one Alice underwent.

Supporters of the new petition say that if successful, the resulting legislation could fundamentally transform the UK's approach to aesthetic treatments, ensuring patient safety and alleviating strain on the NHS.

Dr Rosh, whose clients reportedly include Cristiano Ronaldo and Molly-Mae Hague, continued, "Currently, unregulated practitioners with little to no training are performing these invasive treatments, leading to serious complications - blindness, vascular occlusions, and even death. These risks, coupled with underreported adverse events, place an unnecessary burden on the NHS and erode public trust in this field."

The petition has already drawn widespread attention online, with an Instagram post promoting it gaining more than 7,000 likes in a day.

Urging people to share and sign the petition, the aesthetics practitioner added, "This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make cosmetic procedures safer for everyone. By introducing stricter regulations, we can protect patients and reduce the burden on our NHS caused by botched treatments."

The official petition can be signed here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/703401.

2025-01-10T13:14:05Z